Academic Programme
The academic programme of the Institution mainly consists of Sections ‘A & B’ Examinations, popularly known as the AMIE Examination.
Section A & B Examination
As notified by the Government of India, passing of Sections A & B Examination of the Institution is equivalent to a degree in engineering in the respective discipline. The qualification is accepted by the central academic organizations, e.g. IITs and also by central recruitment agencies, e.g. UPSC.
These examinations are mainly opted by:
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The diploma engineers for their career advancement
Sections A and B examination consist of:
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Section A (NON-Diploma): Applicable for Technician Members of IEI only
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Section A (Diploma): Applicable for Senior Technician Members of IEI only
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Section B:
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The Technician and Senior Technician Members of IEI who have completed Section-A or exempted from Section-A in their respective Scheme are eligible to appear in Section B Examination.
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IEI Accreditation
At present, India is at an irreversible point of distinguished and extensive technological advancement. Multifarious Engineering and Technology subjects, integrating science with engineering have created a demand for contemporary engineering and technological education throughout the country and have consequently brought in new faces for sustainable and rapid development. There is a continuous demand on higher engineering education to survive the fast infusion of globalization in the economy, brisk technological advances in various fields of engineering, the emergence of new technologies, and the ever-increasing knowledge and research in every field. In India, problems are acute due to large-scale expansion of degree-level education, particularly through privately-managed institutions, the growing obsolescence of teaching, training equipment, and methodologies. Therefore, setting quality standards for the educational process has become utmost important. Standardization should not mean discouragement to innovative educational methodologies or curbing of individual institutional initiatives, but setting up required benchmark by all institutions in a time-bound manner to attain desired quality standards in line with National and Global requirements. IEI accreditation will make college/Institute ready for all statutory and non statutory compliance, system and process in order and addressing the technical education issues in national and global perspective. It is an indicator that Colleges/Institutions can consider further to go for NBA (Tier-I) accreditation. Hence, IEI accreditation shall truly be a take-off point in NBA accreditation.
History of IEI Accreditation
The Institution started recognising different engineering disciplines back in 1939 with the course of B.Sc (Eng.) conducted at the then Punjab University. IEI virtually acted as the agency on behalf of the Government, State Governments, Industries, etc. for accreditation of engineering curricula. IEI has accredited over 1200 courses in more 400 leading engineering colleges including IIT(s), Regional Engineering Colleges (now NITs), Deemed universities, Defence establishments, Private engineering colleges and others.
The Institution continued the task for recognition of degree and diploma level Engineering programs till formation of AICTE in 1987 and NBA in 1994, respectively came into existence. After AICTE came into existence and given the statutory powers by the Ministry of Human Resource Development for approval of degree/diploma programmes before starting such courses.
Why IEI Accreditation
Accreditation is mandatory for quality assurance. The Institution, as one of the premier bodies for Accreditation of Engineering courses in the country having vast and varied experience in this field for the last 8 decades, wide network of its state/local centres and over 1.80 lac Corporate members, including well known academicians is the only professional body in India who can take up this voluntary gigantic task. The Institution has already a grave confidence in this field with professionalism. It is not out of the place to mention that in most of the countries accreditation of engineering program is being dealt by a professional body. Therefore, IEI can play a significant role to achieve the objective of voluntary accreditation of Engineering/Technology programs.
Fee Details
The fee is to be paid in a demand draft in favour of “The Institution of Engineers (India)” payable at Kolkata.
Please download the format, to be filled by the college while applying for accreditation: Click Here to Download Proforma
IEI Recognitions
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MHRD
MHRD Notification recognising “following 15 courses of Sections A & B Examination as revised, conducted by The Institution of Engineers (India), 8 Gokhale Road, Kolkata as equivalent to bachelor’s degree in the appropriate branch of engineering of the recognized universities of India….”
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UPSC
UPSC recognised AMIE...
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Government of India
Ministry of Education and Social Welfare, Government of India’s acceptance of Sections A and B as equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in the appropriate field of engineering.
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IIM
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad accepts Sections A & B passed students for admission to the Postgraduate Programme.
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IIT
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay accepts Sections A & B passed students for admission to the Postgraduate Programme.
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AICTE
AICTE has approved the eligibility for AMIE Passouts with M.E./M.Tech for Teaching Assignments.
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UK
The National Recognition Information Centre of United Kingdom recognised Sections A and B of The Institution of Engineers (India) as comparable to British Bachelor (Honours) degree standard.
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USA
Evaluation World LLC., Credential Evaluation Service, USA has evaluated Section A and B of the Mechanical Engineering Branch of The Institution of Engineers (India) and has found it equivalent to a bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from a regional Accredited College or University in the United States of America.
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AUSTRALIA
Australia accepts Sections A & B pass students as Engineering Professionals for employment.
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COEPP, Bahrain
The Committee for Organizing Engineering Professional Practice (COEPP), Bahrain recognized Sections A and B examination of The Institution of Engineers (India) in different engineering disciplines as equivalent to a normal Bachelor of Engineering degree of an accredited Indian University.
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CANADA
Canadian Equivalency by WES
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IndoUS Technology & Educational Services Inc
Educational Equivalency by IndoUS Technology & Educational Services Inc
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Statement of Recognition
Qualifications and Awards in Dubai certifies that the qualification Graduate of The Institution of Engineers (India), is recognised in the United Arab Emirates at Level 7 on the National Qualifications Framework and is comparable to the Applied Bachelor qualification on the QF Emirates.
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Engineering Disciplines
The Institution conducts Sections A and B Examination in 10 Engineering disciplines:
Eligibility Criteria for sections A and B examination
| Examination Scheme | Who are eligible | Eligibility Duration | ||||
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| Section A (NON-Diploma) | Technician Members of IEI only | Six years based on the date of enrolment as Technician member | ||||
| Section A (Diploma) | Senior Technician Members of IEI only | Six years based on the date of enrolment as Senior Technician member | ||||
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Fee Structure
| Items | For India and Nepal (Rs.) | Foreign INR-equivalent (Rs.) |
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| Section A Exam. (Non-Diploma Stream) | 3,000 | 16,875 |
| Section A Exam (Diploma Stream) | 3,000 | 16,875 |
| Section B Exam | 3,000 | 16,875 |
| Registration for Section 'B' | 4,800 | 22.500 |
| Provisional Appearance (Section 'A' / 'B') | 1,500 | |
| Fee for Project Work | 3,000 | 15,000 |
| Fee for Laboratory Experiments | 7.000 | 30,000 |
Examination Centres
Colleges for Laboratory Experiment
Instructions and Guidelines
Registration for section B Examination
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Upon completion of Section A Examination, the member has to complete the process of Registration for Section B Examination by paying requisite fee. During this process, the member shall choose the desired engineering discipline along with optional subjects. The validity of the Registration is six years only. The term of Section B Registration shall start from the immediate next term to the term of Section A completion (irrespective of the date of Section B Registration). For instance, in case a candidate completed Section A in Winter 2016 Term, the applicable term of Section B Registration shall be from Summer 2017 to Winter 2022.